Collection Information
Size: 0.8 Linear feet
Summary: The scattered papers of portrait painter Mabel Hatt measure 0.8 linear feet and date from circa 1910 to 1969. Found are artworks, biographical material, correspondence, photographs of works of art, and printed material.
Biographical/Historical Note
Mabel Hatt (1885-1971) was a portrait painter in New York City, New York. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and was the daughter of artist Arthur Hatt. She studied at the Pratt Institute and the National Academy of Design and painted Eleanor Roosevelt and James M. Lundy among many others.
Provenance
Don Haagen, the son of Mabel Hatt Haagen, donated his mother's papers to the Archives of American Art in 1971.
Language Note
English .
Funding Note
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.